Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 11 p.m.

Monsanto quarterly profit off 5%

By MATTHEW PERRONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Monsanto said its earnings fell more than 5 percent in the third fiscal quarter on lower biotech seed sales, but its performance topped Wall Street estimates and the company raised the lower end of its 2014 outlook. It also announced plans to repurchase $10 billion in shares.